New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-06
IN APPEAL TO IRISH-AMERICANS.

CLEVEIANbs HATRED OF IRISH INrEGEsrs-THE
ISSUE On The STATE TICKET Presented BY
GENERAL kERwIN.
General Michael Kerwiu has written an able and scath
ing criticism Of President Cleveland which will appear
III odays Ne| lork Tablet In article upon tho issues
Oh the state canvass The writer says:
IN next Tuesday the citizens OF this State will be
y hot merely whether this candidate that shall be
oo'en ny the people but the far greater and i'm
Po' ,duV question as TO whether the Empire state shall
~ me seal OF It's condemnation Of its approval upon
the administrations of Mr. Grover Cleveland The local
ISSUES invoIvcd are dwared into nsgnihcancc in pres
enc OF THIS great fact New York will DO the pivotal
state In the Presidential election OF 1883. as it was in
issf ana the result OF this years State election will
decisive influence upon the great electoral
1t VIII he seen then that each voter is IN effect
route, don,ea win the question: Shall my vote be given
mnlsraon or shall II he directed toward driving that
Ad,ulnlstraton from position and power
we Fancy that the majority OF our aders have already
reached an intelligent conclusion In this To those
noWrVtr' WHO are IN doubt. ana to those who have
reached hastv or lconsierci conclusions desire to
Say Few words that NAV help them in Acr difficulties
49,, must apoloeIe at the outset for having to discuss
III .icVeiAhi cha acter and antccrdens from An IRISH
hlhecl AMI ca hoc standpoint For We are all Amer
ican cl'zsns and In weighing mans fitness or uruess
Ior te guest trust IN the gift OF the Republic We should
uch prefer to csche~ all considerations of race and
iSoh ami deal with the question at issue from purely
Amerlcdn standpoint But the extraordinary altitude
that Mr Cleveland has steadily and systematically main
tasr toward his ellowciLou, OF Irish Drta descent
course impossible.
NHS uds ttat attitude been We answer UNDERTAKING
W enc OF persistent hostility since he came into Lt!ii
cal prominence as Governor Of this state and don't
know how long before. Mr. Grover Ceyclands aversion
disguised
General Kcrwin dcRouncss tho "stoll and brutal in
difference Mr. Cleveland mas exhibited t. arguments in
favor OF religious tolerance and says: Ills antIsh
sentiments notorious that the bireted and brag
CART lraSg riunphantly exclaimed at the Chicago Con
vention in lssi we love him for the eremcs he has
made"
The article continues:
Nor 1t be said that since his elevation 10 the high
Office OF President 81 tho United States he has 9uywiso
moderated his sensesss art!rlsh aud apti-' atholic
hate one would naturally think that the dignity AZ
taching Ia his high Office would cass him 10 relnqn'h
such narrow blgoted and nm American views Not 80,
however Even the very Itshmen to whose cleo
dcncy such Congressman Patrick A. Collins OF
Bosfon-were contemptuousy ignored by him In making
attitude toward Irish Americans he went cut OF his way
TO insult hen by appointing Minister to tho Court OF
the party but was knswn fer his vruent anti Irish feel
inss and strong pro British procli'te,-a mas who ever
OF Eng and one Of the bterest enemes Of the Irish
cause living today our readers will remsmber that
recently informed his Tory friends In England That tho
Homo Rule cause found no countshance or support III
America outside the Irish and the professional politicians
Indeed III All but tho aceidents Of birth ho lie moro Tory
We stated at the outset that We should consider Mr.
Cleveland ssely from tho standpoint Of an rshhmer-
can Catholic. NO have made ne refsresce to his Free
trucking to British Powor +, the natter 81 the Canadian
Fisheries and the British sea poaching IN Alaskan waters
Not that Irish Americans take much Interest ~ hoSo
questions IS any ether American cltizens-We DsheVe
they take kecncr interest II anythng-but - MT
Cleveland has steadily and undeviainsly pursued
course gou.tic to his rishAmercan and Catho &c
fellow citizens have been obliged. VIC have already
explained, To consider his record solely from an lSu
American and Catholic standpoint
General kcrvn concludes as follows:
To sum up then. Nr Cleveland stands on record as
The enemy Of Cafholictv;
Tho enemy OF Irish.Americans;
The enemy OF Irish srlf-gsvernment;
The friend o. English FREQ trade;
The trucker 10 English power;
Tho worshippsr-by i'm licauoa 40. English ar stoc
racy. 49,.
We think that after the preceding exposition the duty
OF Irish Americans go se present state election 10 m~o
clear 10 wore the Democratic state ticket IN Ter exist
Ing circumstance 10 to aid ia Keeping Grover Cleveland
In pswer: 10 other words II 10 10 vote for
The revival ~ Know nottingham;
The enactment ~ English Free Trade:
Affect surrender 10 England In al International dlHer
-, .
80 Intelligent and patriotic Irish American VIII cast
bs vote 10 bin. about the above condition OF thlnga
ON no contrary lie viii obey tn. dictates Of PATRIOTISM
and and support With all his heart ana sonl INC
flc .et which this issue represents the h'' interests
OF ei'Ycns OF all naOnaiucs Ihat IS inc ne
pubIirau IA ticket